Mending The Endless Sky

When we arrived, it wasn't what I expected. Mostly rabble. The angels were rebuilding slowly. The Forgotten must have hit them hard.

C: So, this is heaven? I thought they would have higher security.

S: The forgotten assaulted this place as well. They are still rebuilding, and the gods are at their lowest point now. They exhausted all their resources.

C: Yet we are here to deliver even more bad news. They will be thrilled.

S: We have to wait for that. It will take a few hours-

C: Mhkazla nae faqawat.

When Sebastian looked up, there was a pillar only a few inches from his head.

C: I get that they are rebuilding, but was that?

S: Most high-tier angels are busy. And low ones can't perform magic, so if a rope snaps, there is no going back.

C: Good to know.

I slowly put a pillar back in place so it wouldn't fall again.

Angel: Thanks for the help. I'm not sure what we would have done without you.

C: It was nothing. It will be some time before they let us in. Do you mind if I help them in the meantime, Sebastian?

S: Knock yourself out.

With the angel's instruction, I put every pillar and brick in its place. They looked relieved.

Angel: Thank you for your help. You did something in hours that would have taken us weeks.

C: Glag I could help.

Angel: You never told us your name.

C: My name is-... What is that?

In the distance, I saw troops. A lot of them. And they didn't look like angels.

Angel: Sound the alarm! Demons are invadeing.

C: They are already here?

S: What's happening?

C: The brothers are here. How can they control an army that big?

S: They are the strongest demons down there now. They used the souls they tainted and turned them into their minions.

C: Any tips?

S: They share a bond. Kill one of them, and the rest will weaken. With Beelzebub's death, it must be harder for them to control their army.

C: So, kill one of them, and their army just dies?

S: Hopefully. All the souls they can't control will go back to hell.

C: Anything else?

S: Don't use the Sea of Chaos. Only a few drops can corrupt parts of heaven.

C: So, no easy way out.

S: Yes.

C: Fun...

Angels arrived at the front line, ready for combat.

Angel: Hold the line! No one can come through.

S: Where are the other angels?

Angel: These are all the soldiers we have, sir.

S: We have to control the battlefield. Cornelia, don't hold back.

C: You don't have to tell me twice. Mihyalae ritmut fwas ramaqla wad.

Light burst from my hand. All the demons who looked at it turned to stone.

C: Arajafnia.

Every demon that turned to stone blowed up, and it knocked back everything around it.

Mammon: I'm going to kill her.

Lucifer: Mammon, wait!

But he didn't wait. Mammon was coming after me.

C: Sebastian. We have a problem.

S: What is it now?

C: Mammon is on its way. He a shard on him. And I don't think he likes me very much.

S: You think? Get into the city. We can't take him alone.

We fled into the city, but no one could stop him.

Mammon: Stop running bitch, and face me.

C: Got any plans?

S: None yet. Just keep running.

C: Isn't he the Demon of Greed?

S: Yes. Something in your mind?

C: What about the treasury? We can lure him in there, maybe.

S: It might work. Just keep running and follow me.

We ran deeper into the city until we reached a tall building, almost like a church.

C: The door is warded. I open, you keep him busy.

S: Hurry it up.

Mammon: There is no escape now. You will pay for my brother's death.

S: Not on my watch.

Mammon: I don't care who dies first.

Sebastian kept Mammon busy while disabled the wards. I opened the gate and revealed the treasure inside. Golds, diamonds, relics. When Mammon saw it, he was drawn to it like a moth to light. Once he entered, we locked the door on him.

C: Hold it tight.

S: Ok.

C: Natyahsla ahdah rihtat Iluh tairahta taetiq.

I activated every magical relic inside the treasury. Blinding light swept through the door cracks. We held the door tight as Mammon tried to break out. After a few seconds, the screaming stopped. We opened the door slowly. Nothing was left of him but bones. I walked up, taking the hard from his skeleton.

C: What now?

S: We need to go back.

We ran back to the walls, but there were no enemies. They were all gone.

S: Where did they all go?

Angel: Just a few minutes ago, their army stopped moving. Most of it just collapsed onto the ground.

C: There were only 6 of them left. When Mammon died, it must have been too difficult to control their army.

S: We still need to find and kill them.

C: I know. They still have two shards. But first, we help with rebuilding. Then, we can go back to search for the other two shards.

S: Verry well.

We still have a long way to go. But at least I got the 8th shard. Only a few remain. But even if I get them all, what then? Why does Sebastian is so afraid of the ritual? I have a feeling he knows something I don't.